Teen Costume - Emily the Strange

Quick Tip

This officially licensed Emily the Strange™ costume includes a short black, one-piece dress with a silver zipper accent in the front that moves to reveal red fabric, a black zipper in back, long white sleeves with a black interlock stitch accent around the cuffs.

This costume can be purchased in its entirety, or you can brainstorm for your own version of a "Emily the Strange". How do you do that? Simple... start with a piece of paper and then write down everything that you think of that you could use to create your very own "Emily the Strange". What comes to mind?

Foundation: Extremely pale to denote illness or worse. You might even want to add a touch of gray to the foundation.

Concealer: not necessary

Shading: Work a touch of blue and purple shadow worked into areas beneath the eye and cheekbones. A touch around the nostrils will contribute to the appearance of a ghostly figure. Be sure not to go overboard with these colors. Remember that you are supposedly dead and as a result you are rather colorless. Greasepaint is generally used, but makeup kits appearing at Halloween should provide you with the colors you need.

Eye Liner: Here is where you get to play with your makeup. At this point, you appear to be rather colorless, with emphasis on your deathly appearance. Using a heavy hand with your liner shows that you haven't given up your love of makeup quite yet!

Eye Brows: Again, brows need to be emphasized. Do a little maintenance and add some color if necessary.

Eye Shadow : I would suggest smudges of hot pink to give the impression of fever.

Blush: None

Lipstick: I would choose an intense blue shade. You should be able to find this color in Halloween makeup kits especially around the Halloween season. Work the blue into the natural liplines to give the impression of multiple cracks.

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